A Duke Never Yields Author: Juliana Gray Release Date: Feb. 5, 2013 Publisher: Berkley Sensation Affairs by Moonlight #3 ISBN: #978-0425251188 Genre: Historical Romance Format(s): Paperback (320 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher About the book: Impatient with the strictures of polite British society, Miss Abigail Harewood has decided to live life on her own terms—and the first thing she requires is a lover. When the commanding Duke of Wallingford arrives on the doorstep of her leased holiday castle, she thinks she’s found the perfect candidate: handsome, dashing, and experienced in the art of love. But tempting Wallingford into her bed proves more difficult than she imagined. Restless and dissatisfied...

Going Under Author: Lauren Dane Release Date: Feb. 5, 2013 Publisher: Berkley Sensation Bound by Magick Book #3 ISBN: 978-0425262108 Genre: Paranormal Romance Format(s): Paperback (320 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher/ NetGalley About the book: In the wake of the Magister’s rampage, chaos rules. Left reeling, the Others and the humans scramble to create some sort of unity in the face of growing unrest and violence from anti-Other hate groups—and PR guru Molly Ryan is the witch who can do it. She grew up in the human world but there’s nothing left for her there. She’s lost her PR firm and her friends, and now she’s...

A Convenient Bride Author: Cheryl Ann Smith Release Date: Dec. 31, 2012 Publisher: Berkley School for Brides #4 ISBN: #978-0425260654 Genre: Historical Romance Format(s): Paperback (336 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher About the book: On the hunt for his runaway sister, Lord Richard Ellerby stops a suspicious carriage at gunpoint and is shocked to be mistaken for a thieving highwayman. When the attractive woman inside makes him an offer to court her for pay, Richard refuses and sends her on her way. But the determined lady soon finds him again and proposes an even more outrageous offer: wedding her in a marriage of convenience. Desperate to find love with...

A Taste of Ice Author: Hanna Martine Release Date: Dec. 31, 2012 Publisher: Berkley Series: Elementals #2 ISBN: # 978-0425257258 Genre: Paranormal Romance Format(s): Paperback (368 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher About the book: There is an untapped world of magic that any man would covet… Five years ago, Xavier escaped from the Ofarian Plant. Today he calls a Colorado mountain town home. It’s there he buries himself in his work, swearing off magic and relationships—until a woman threatens every promise he’s made to himself. Cat has always known she is different. Water speaks to her on an uncanny level, and she channels...

Hello Readers! Today I bring you paranormal romance / urban fantasy author Hanna Martine. Hanna left a decade of office work in order to show her daughter what it meant to go after one’s dream. She loves bar stools, books, travel and her friends. Though she and her family live outside Chicago, her heart resides in Australia. Hanna is here today to talk a little bit about paranormal romances and urban fantasies. She’s also here to share a bit about her new release A Taste of Ice (The Elementals #2, December 31, 2012, Berkley). Please help me welcome Hanna to That’s What I’m Talking About. The label on the...

Heart of Atlantis Author: Alyssa Day Release Date: Dec. 4, 2012 Publisher: Berkley Sensation Warriors of Poseidon #8 ISBN: #978-0425245774 Genre: Paranormal Romance Format(s): Paperback (336 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher About the book: Alaric, Poseidon’s High Priest, has made a vow to Quinn, the woman he loves and the leader of the Resistance: to save her friend Jack before his last bit of humanity has been drained. Should Alaric succeed, there’s one danger-he may lose Quinn to the love of the man whose life he saved… What I’m talking about: I have been waiting for this story since the very first Warriors of Poseidon book, Atlantis Rising. Ms....

Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Liza Lou from Blogging by Liza. She brings you today’s Guest Review of… Rescue My Heart Author: Jill Shalvis Release Date: Nov. 6, 2012 Publisher: Berkley Animal Magnetism #3 ISBN: #978-0425255810 Genre: Contemporary Format(s): Paperback (304 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher/NetGalley About the book: She never wants a hero… After a tragic stint in the National Guards, Adam Connelly returns to Idaho and to Belle Haven, the animal shelter he owns with his brothers. All Adam wants is to be alone. Then he opens the door to the past—the woman whose heart he once broke. Still gorgeous, still tough-as-nails, but this time,...

Revelation Author: Erica Hayes Release Date: Oct. 2, 2012 Publisher: Berkley The Seven Signs #1 ISBN: #978-0425258378 Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Format(s): Paperback (336 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher About the book: A fallen angel with a mission and a medical examiner who’s lost her faith are fighting for their souls in a glittering, near-future Manhattan… Blind faith is for fools. That’s what Dr. Morgan Sterling believes. And she’s going to prove it by curing the zombie plague ravaging her city’s slums. She’s certain it’s not a sign of the End of Days, but a nasty disease—until an angel appears in her morgue in a flash of glory. Luniel...

Practically Wicked Author: Alissa Johnson Release Date: Oct. 2, 2012 Publisher: Berkley Sensation ISBN: #978-0425258033 Genre: Historical Romance Format(s): Paperback (336 pgs), e-book Book Source: Publisher About the book: For some, virtue is a vice As the illegitimate daughter of a scandalous woman, Miss Anna Ward is almost as well known for having been raised in the hedonistic demimonde as she is for her implacable resolve to abstain from all the fun. Quiet and reserved, Anna wants nothing more than to leave behind her mother’s wicked world of rakes and courtesans for a life of respectable obscurity. But she may need to rethink her dream if it means leaving behind the...

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